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charring |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Char \Char\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Charred}; p. pr & vb n. {Charring}.] [Prob. the same word as char to perform (see {Char}, n.), the modern use coming from charcoal, prop. coal-turned, turned to coal.] 1. To reduce to coal or carbon by exposure to heat; to reduce to charcoal; to burn to a cinder. 2. To burn slightly or partially; as to char wood.
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